Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

About Jean-Paul Sartre:

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and phenomenology, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism.
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Naturally, in the course of my life I have made lots of mistakes, large and small, for one reason or another, but at the heart of it all, every time I made a mistake it was because I was not radical enough.

Jean-Paul Sartre

The vocal chorus will be along shortly: I like that part especially and the abrupt manner in which it throws itself forward, like a cliff against the sea. For the moment, the jazz is playing; there is no melody, only notes, a myriad of tiny jolts. Th...

Jean-Paul Sartre

Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.

Jean-Paul Sartre

A kiss without a moustache, they said then, is like an egg without salt; I will add to it: and it is like Good without Evil.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Like all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.

Jean-Paul Sartre

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous.

Jean-Paul Sartre

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Jean-Paul Sartre

I hate victims who respect their executioners.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.

Jean-Paul Sartre

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because it may well involve the whole world.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Author Bio

  • NameJean-Paul Sartre
  • DescriptionFrench existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic
  • AliasesJean-Paul Sartre; Jean Paul Sartre
  • BornJune 21, 1905
  • DiedApril 15, 1980
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Philosopher; Writer; Novelist; Screenwriter; Political Activist; Biographer; Literary Critic; Autobiographer
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature